Tannery operations have significant environmental impacts due to liquid, solid, and gaseous waste discharges, along with substantial consumption of resources like raw hides, energy, chemicals, and water. On average, tanneries use 50 m3 of water and 300 kg of chemicals per ton of processed hides, exacerbating global drought challenges. To mitigate these impacts, there's a critical need to rethink water management practices in the industry.
This book offers an approach to decouple economic growth from resource overuse, thereby combating climate change. It guides businesses in managing the production process with a focus on recycling water and product components, such as chromium, which is highly toxic. Integrated management methods, including the application of consumption ratios and adherence to standards like ISO management systems, are highlighted.
Given the complexity and cost of treatment technologies, prioritizing best practices and preventive measures is essential to reduce liquid and solid waste production. The book also underscores the advantages of clean technologies in curbing water and chemical usage.
In summary, this resource empowers tanneries to operate more efficiently and sustainably, fostering responsible economic development.
Part 1: Tannery Effluents and Environmental Impact.- Health Risk
Assessment for Contamination of Water by Chromium near Leather Tanning
Facilities.- Unveiling tanning troubles and Mitigating the Ecological
Footprint of Leather Production.- Environmental and Marine Ecosystem Impacts
of Tannery Effluent: Pollution Load, Variability, and Bioindicator
Analysis.- Industrial discharges from tanneries: speciation of heavy metals
and reduction of metallic pollution.- Part 2:Advanced Approaches in Tannery
Wastewater Treatment.- Treatment of Tannery Wastewater.- Adsorption
Strategies for Environmental Remediation: A Case Study of Tanneries in
Morocco.- Electrochemical Treatment of Tannery Effluent: A Sustainable
Approach.- Part 3:Sustainable Practices and Effluent Management in the
Tannery Sector.- Sustainable Treatment of Tannery Effluents: Pollution
Reduction and Biodegradability Improvements.- Sustainable salt recovery from
the solid residue of tannery common effluent treatment plants.-
Promoting circular economy: implementation principles in the tannery
sector.- Part 4:Advancing Circular Economy and Overcoming Challenges in the
Tannery Sector.- Strategies for Advancing Circular Economy in the Tannery
Sector.- Confronting Challenges in Technological Development within
Sustainable Leather Manufacturing: Barriers and Routes.- Utilization of
Tannery Solid Wastes for Eco-friendly and Sustainable Leather Industry.-
Fostering circular economy principles in tannery sector: accomplishment
strategies.
Professor Abdelazize Aboulhassan holds a PhD in Science and Technology from Hassan II University, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, with a specialization in water treatment. An accomplished researcher, he has published over 45 peer-reviewed articles in indexed journals. He is currently a professor at the National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA), Ibn Zohr University, Morocco. In addition to his teaching role, Professor Aboulhassan serves as the Director of the Laboratory of Mechanic Process Energy and Environment. His research interests include water and waste treatment, wastewater plant operations, leachate treatment, solid waste valorization, and landfill management. From 2016 to 2021, he led the Process and Environmental Engineering program and currently chairs the Process Engineering Department at ENSA Agadir. Widely recognized as a national expert, Professor Aboulhassan also serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals.
Dr. Salah Souabi is a Professor at Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco, Faculty of Science and Technology Mohammedia, Laboratory of Process and Environmental Engineering. He holds a PhD in water chemistry and microbiology from the University of Poitiers, France, and a PhD in water treatment from Moulay Ismail Maknes University, Morocco. Professor Salah Souabi treats liquid and solid waste in a team. He is an expert in several scientific journals in environmental sciences. Mr. Souabi has participated in several waste management projects and recovery projects. He has adequate experience in water, wastewater, waste management, environmental pollution, and the realization of various R&D projects. Professor Souabi has participated in several industrial projects to manage and recover liquid and solid discharges. He is responsible for the engineering and Mastar Water and Environmental Engineering courses. He is an expert at the level of several international newspapers. Professor Souabi has supervised 28 doctoral students for PhD degrees in water, wastewater treatment, environmental pollution, solid waste management, and wastewater treatment plant operations and sustainability. He has published 165 peer-reviewed articles, 30 book chapters, 11 edited books, and 310 communications.
